WTMG Intelligence

Global Migration Corridors

Explore where international migrant populations are concentrated across origin and destination countries using UN DESA International Migrant Stock data.

Latest observation: 2024

Corridor values represent migrant stock, not annual migration flows.

58,775Corridors Tracked
2024Latest Observation
172Destination Countries
UN DESASource

How to read corridor data

Mexico -> USA = 11.28 million means approximately 11.28 million international migrants whose origin is Mexico were living in the United States in the 2024 UN stock estimate. It does not mean 11.28 million people moved from Mexico to the USA during 2024.

The dataset estimates the number of international migrants living in each destination by origin.

Top 15 Corridors by 2024 Migrant Stock

Mexico -> USA 11,279,561
Afghanistan -> Iran 3,752,317
Syria -> Türkiye 3,563,983
Russia -> Ukraine 3,375,095
India -> UAE 3,248,545
India -> USA 3,165,238
Venezuela -> Colombia 2,904,873
Ukraine -> Russia 2,872,612
China -> USA 2,488,775
Bangladesh -> Saudi Arabia 2,362,680
Bangladesh -> India 2,293,959
Philippines -> USA 2,263,697
Yemen -> Saudi Arabia 1,999,619
India -> Saudi Arabia 1,953,496
Pakistan -> Saudi Arabia 1,937,044
Largest Corridors Fastest Growing Since 2020 Fastest Growing Since 2015
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 FranceEurope USAAmericas 253,094 232,437 229,140 +20,657 (+8.9%) +23,954 (+10.5%)
#2 FranceEurope SpainEurope 217,960 208,191 199,180 +9,769 (+4.7%) +18,780 (+9.4%)
#3 FranceEurope BelgiumEurope 196,995 188,926 183,005 +8,069 (+4.3%) +13,990 (+7.6%)
#4 FranceEurope SwitzerlandEurope 195,100 175,221 156,030 +19,879 (+11.3%) +39,070 (+25.0%)
#5 FranceEurope GermanyEurope 155,932 153,730 135,841 +2,202 (+1.4%) +20,091 (+14.8%)
#6 FranceEurope CanadaAmericas 131,039 123,962 134,522 +7,077 (+5.7%) -3,483 (-2.6%)
#7 FranceEurope PortugalEurope 117,183 104,164 90,792 +13,019 (+12.5%) +26,391 (+29.1%)
#8 FranceEurope ItalyEurope 115,100 123,745 125,122 -8,645 (-7.0%) -10,022 (-8.0%)
#9 FranceEurope TürkiyeAsia 52,315 38,539 28,300 +13,776 (+35.7%) +24,015 (+84.9%)
#10 FranceEurope LuxembourgEurope 49,649 42,979 36,180 +6,670 (+15.5%) +13,469 (+37.2%)
#11 FranceEurope IsraelMiddle East 43,511 42,659 41,619 +852 (+2.0%) +1,892 (+4.5%)
#12 FranceEurope MoroccoAfrica 41,301 38,063 34,615 +3,238 (+8.5%) +6,686 (+19.3%)
#13 FranceEurope AustraliaOceania 40,681 40,124 36,539 +557 (+1.4%) +4,142 (+11.3%)
#14 FranceEurope NetherlandsEurope 38,275 32,168 25,473 +6,107 (+19.0%) +12,802 (+50.3%)
#15 FranceEurope ThailandAsia 30,148 27,723 25,017 +2,425 (+8.7%) +5,131 (+20.5%)
#16 FranceEurope PolandEurope 22,881 26,167 26,453 -3,286 (-12.6%) -3,572 (-13.5%)
#17 FranceEurope GabonAfrica 17,428 16,146 14,678 +1,282 (+7.9%) +2,750 (+18.7%)
#18 FranceEurope UAEMiddle East 16,977 14,952 14,277 +2,025 (+13.5%) +2,700 (+18.9%)
#19 FranceEurope IrelandEurope 15,924 13,904 11,591 +2,020 (+14.5%) +4,333 (+37.4%)
#20 FranceEurope JapanAsia 15,078 18,157 16,048 -3,079 (-17.0%) -970 (-6.0%)
#21 FranceEurope SenegalAfrica 14,719 14,357 13,909 +362 (+2.5%) +810 (+5.8%)
#22 FranceEurope SwedenEurope 14,381 11,684 9,257 +2,697 (+23.1%) +5,124 (+55.4%)
#23 FranceEurope RomaniaEurope 11,775 8,639 5,078 +3,136 (+36.3%) +6,697 (+131.9%)
#24 FranceEurope BrazilAmericas 11,237 10,766 10,144 +471 (+4.4%) +1,093 (+10.8%)
#25 FranceEurope MadagascarAfrica 10,776 9,922 8,950 +854 (+8.6%) +1,826 (+20.4%)
#26 FranceEurope AustriaEurope 10,544 9,563 8,387 +981 (+10.3%) +2,157 (+25.7%)
#27 FranceEurope ChinaAsia 10,089 9,317 11,949 +772 (+8.3%) -1,860 (-15.6%)
#28 FranceEurope DenmarkEurope 10,002 8,238 6,858 +1,764 (+21.4%) +3,144 (+45.8%)
#29 FranceEurope MexicoAmericas 9,938 9,145 8,102 +793 (+8.7%) +1,836 (+22.7%)
#30 FranceEurope TunisiaAfrica 9,616 9,151 8,612 +465 (+5.1%) +1,004 (+11.7%)
#31 FranceEurope MonacoEurope 7,938 7,790 7,611 +148 (+1.9%) +327 (+4.3%)
#32 FranceEurope New ZealandOceania 7,445 7,539 5,996 -94 (-1.2%) +1,449 (+24.2%)
#33 FranceEurope NorwayEurope 7,423 6,676 6,305 +747 (+11.2%) +1,118 (+17.7%)
#34 FranceEurope GreeceEurope 7,251 6,826 6,680 +425 (+6.2%) +571 (+8.5%)
#35 FranceEurope MaliAfrica 7,061 6,291 5,362 +770 (+12.2%) +1,699 (+31.7%)
#36 FranceEurope ChileAmericas 6,250 8,410 5,080 -2,160 (-25.7%) +1,170 (+23.0%)
#37 FranceEurope SerbiaEurope 6,141 5,667 4,751 +474 (+8.4%) +1,390 (+29.3%)
#38 FranceEurope CameroonAfrica 5,968 5,376 4,615 +592 (+11.0%) +1,353 (+29.3%)
#39 FranceEurope Equatorial GuineaAfrica 5,917 5,482 4,561 +435 (+7.9%) +1,356 (+29.7%)
#40 FranceEurope HungaryEurope 5,708 4,839 3,896 +869 (+18.0%) +1,812 (+46.5%)
#41 FranceEurope LibyaAfrica 5,670 5,364 5,010 +306 (+5.7%) +660 (+13.2%)
#42 FranceEurope KuwaitMiddle East 5,575 5,085 4,381 +490 (+9.6%) +1,194 (+27.3%)
#43 FranceEurope AndorraEurope 4,455 4,194 3,890 +261 (+6.2%) +565 (+14.5%)
#44 FranceEurope ArgentinaAmericas 4,394 4,407 5,564 -13 (-0.3%) -1,170 (-21.0%)
#45 FranceEurope Czech RepublicEurope 4,320 4,364 4,420 -44 (-1.0%) -100 (-2.3%)
#46 FranceEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 4,200 3,894 3,731 +306 (+7.9%) +469 (+12.6%)
#47 FranceEurope BulgariaEurope 4,154 3,021 1,560 +1,133 (+37.5%) +2,594 (+166.3%)
#48 FranceEurope ColombiaAmericas 3,574 3,166 2,596 +408 (+12.9%) +978 (+37.7%)
#49 FranceEurope VenezuelaAmericas 3,395 3,559 3,777 -164 (-4.6%) -382 (-10.1%)
#50 FranceEurope SlovakiaEurope 3,308 3,043 2,938 +265 (+8.7%) +370 (+12.6%)